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Red admiral butterfly feeding on ivy flower

Red admiral butterfly feeding on ivy flower

Fungi are the commonest new growth at this time of year. But here is a change from all the fungi pictures which have dominated recent posts. This red admiral was pictured eating ivy flowers back in October.

Red admiral butterfly feeding on ivy flower

It was having a long and leisurely meal, and kept changing its pose. The final picture shows the less conspicuous underwing.

Red admiral butterfly feeding on ivy flower

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Another tiny delicate mushroom

Another tiny delicate mushroom

Another mushroom which is so small and inconspicuous that it is hidden in grass unless a deliberate search is made.

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Two types of mushroom growing on wood chippings

Two types of mushrooom growing on wood chippings

Wood mulch often supports fungi. These were in Tettenhall.

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Inkcaps growing on wood mulch

Inkcaps growing on wood mulch

These were on the Buckpool LNR in Dudley.

Inkcaps growing on wood mulch

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Tiny mushroom growing on a tree stump

Tiny mushroom growing on a tree stump

This pure white mushroom growing through the moss on a tree trunk was about a centimetre tall.

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Inconspicuous inkcaps

Inconspicuous inkcaps

These inkcaps had already partially deliquesced.